The Philippine Board of Pediatric Dentistry (PBPD) is pleased to welcome three new pediatric dentist specialists into its roster of Diplomates. In ceremonies held last July 1, 2013 in the Trophy Room of the Manila Polo Club, the following were inducted as new Diplomates of the Philippine Board of Pediatric Dentistry:
Congratulations to our current candidates who successfully completed Parts 1 and 2 of the board certification process!
Change has come to the PBPD. In the first 16 years years from 1996 to 2012 non-university graduates were encouraged to take part in the diplomate certification process.
In an effort of the PBPD to have general dentists with less than 2 years formal training in Pediatric Dentistry become recognized as a specialist in Pediatric Dentistry, the Special Recognition Exam (SRE) was opened to qualifying candidates in January 31, 2013. At the end of the process, we would like to congratulate Dr. Mitsyrose Antolin for hurdling the three phases of the SRE, the last one being the Oral Examination, which was held last July 18, 2016.
The Philippine Board of Pediatric Dentistry will offer qualified general dentists with training in Pediatric Dentistry the opportunity to be recognized as Specialists in Pediatric Dentistry through The Specialist Recognition Examination for Non Pediatric Dentist.
After the Initial Accreditation of the Pediatric Dentistry Center (PDC) was awarded last March 2016, one year provisional accreditation valid until March 31, 2017 was awarded to the Pediatric Dentistry Center (PDC) after it was evaluated by the PBPD Progam Accreditation Committee (PAC) last February 2016. As of now, the PDC is the only training program seeking accreditation for its 2-year Pediatric Dentistry training program.
